Fralime IMSES About Youn Conran TY
Youn Conran TY versus D. M. Brown of Danville 3 was here on business today. Midweek First Presbyterian prayer service set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Lively home 502 Ferry Street. Young Ladies Missionary Society joint meeting tonight at 7 30.
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D. M. Brown
Danville 3
First Presbyterian Church
Young Ladies Missionary Society of the
First Christian Church
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Lyons
William D. Sims
Sims
Spring Arrives as Decatur Sees Warm Morning
The TVA sub station logged temperatures through the morning from 47 at 8 am to 61 degrees at noon. Yesterday’s low was 33 and high 52 with a 4 pm reading.
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Decatur
TVA
Cold Weather Helps Relief Efforts in Nebraska and Iowa
Cold air moved into the central U S alleviating some floods as Nebraska and Iowa rivers continued to rise. Crete faced extreme flooding with the Big Blue overflowing blocks while Doane College students and National Guardsmen aided displaced residents. Seward eyed rising floodfronts.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pembina
N. C
Wisconsin
Crete
Doane College
National Guardsmen
Seward
Three White Men Charged After Abduction Incident
In Opelousas Louisiana three white men Maxile Savoy Ariel Ledoux and Edward Miller faced charges for holding a Black man Ward Honeycut against his will after snatching him from a jail and flipping a coin to decide lynching. Honeycut 22 was jailed in Baton Rouge for safety while authorities said only the three men were involved. Bonds were set at $5000 each.
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Opelousas
Clayton Guilbeau
Maxile Savoy
Ariel Ledoux
Edward Miller
Eunice
T.a
Honeycut
Baton Rouge
J. Y. Fontenot
Kiotz Springs
Guilbeau
Chief Eagle Feather Plans West After Family Dispute
Waverly Tennessee March report says Chief Eagle Feather, age nearly 100, plans to move west after a quarrel with his wife Princess Silverheels. He faced an assault charge, later dropped, and a larceny warrant was sworn but then canceled before magistrate Joe Parks.
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Eagle Feather
Eft
Waverly
Tenn
Princess Silverheels
Trent Westbrook
Silverheels
Westbrook
Joe Parks
Indianapolis
Man Dies After Ambulance And Taxicab Collision
In Mobile Alabama a sick man died after an ambulance collided with a taxicab while en route to City Hospital. The identified patient, Joe Esposito, reportedly suffered a heart attack. An autopsy was ordered to determine the death cause. Ambulance driver Avery Conniff said the vehicle traveled about 45 miles per hour with siren and lights on. Esposito fell from the stretcher and hit the wall, later dying at the hospital.
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Mobile
Ala
City Hospital
Ed Sartlett
Joe Esposito
Avery Conniff
Esposito
Conniff
Sol Bloom dies ending a storied political and showman career
Washington reports the death of Sol Bloom a New York Democrat long chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee He rose from poverty to wealth through diverse roles including songwriting acting and political leadership Bloom who would have been 79 next week died of a heart attack at Bethesda Naval Hospital He helped shape early United Nations history and penned songs that helped fund his rise in entertainment and politics
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Jerry Korn
Washington
Sol Bloom
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Lawmeakows Ananth
Top Defendants Get Life Terms On Spy Charges
Four top defendants in a Bulgarian spy case were sentenced to life imprisonment with loss of civil rights and confiscation of property. Eleven others received up to 15 years. All confessed, some tearful. observers called the confessions dubious. The Bulgarian press denounced the critics as squealing rats. Diplomatic talks finalized a North Atlantic pact with U S officials, and a Marshall Plan aid bill cleared a major hurdle in Congress.
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Bulgaria
Washington
U S
Dean Acheson
Western Europe
U. S
Solon Suggests Rap At Folsom
Senator David Patton urged the Alabama Senate to refuse confirmation of Governor Folsom's appointees, tying it to control of state agencies including education. He proposed withholding outright rejection, letting appointees stay until a new governor is inaugurated.
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Montgomery
Senate
David Patton
Limestone County
State Department of Education
James E. Folsom
Pardon-Parole Board
Liquor Board
Auburn Board of Trustees
Folsom
Parole Board
Glen Vinson
Edwina Mitchell
Roy Nolen
Rankin Fite
Marion County
John Snodgrass
Jackson
Patton
Wll
Open Toilets Ban Enforced Near City Sewers
Decatur residents within 200 feet of sewer lines must abandon open toilets and connect to the system, per City Council instructions to Sanitary Officer J H Pettey. About 300 open privies remain, posing health risks, with sewer materials now available for compliance.
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Vic Bubbett
Council
House Group Votes Funds For Jobless States To Get More Cash
The House appropriations committee approved 135 million dollars to support unemployment compensation programs for the coming year. If needed, they will raise the limit to 157.5 million dollars. The panel noted rising unemployment but said prospects look relatively good.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
Houses
Appropriations Committee
Staes
Bureau of Employment Security
Rights Issue Up Washington Sparks Labor Law Debate
The congressional fight over drafting a new national labor law drew in states rights as the Supreme Court ruled states may enforce stricter union shop rules than federal law. House Labor Committee Chairman Lesinski urged change to curb interstate policy overrides while Rep. Reper doubted a vote to nullify state regulations. Management spokesmen pressed their case at the hearing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Congress
Reper
D-Pa
Committee
House
Employment fund tops $2.21 trillion bill for house debate
The committee sent a $2,211,794,085 measure to the house floor for debate, listing an employment fund as a major item. The bill also aids the Labor Department, Federal Security Agency, National Mediation Board and Railroad Retirement Board, while the senate filibuster looms ominously.
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House
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
National Mediation Board
Railroad Retirement Board
Senate
Beautification plans to be discussed by city clubs
A Thursday morning meeting of the beautification committee will review a contract for city plots and parkways. An organization of local civic clubs will assign sections to each club and consider the overall project, with no binding obligation on any club.
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Chamber of Commerce
Why Not
William Ae
Chamber
Sims
Joe Elliott
Chambers
Women’s Women's Chamber
Women As A
Virginia Woman Seized by Black Attacker Near Home
Barbara Nate, 22, a radio station employee, reported being seized by a Black man as she got off a streetcar near her North Richmond residence. He dragged her into a church yard, threatened with a knife, injured her, and stole her purse before fleeing.
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Richmond
Barbara Nate
North Richmond
Nate
Truman Praises Democracy and Liberal Unity in Florida
President Truman, after receiving a honorary doctorate at Rollins College, lauded democracy as the world’s best hope against communism. He praised the embattled democracies of Europe and criticized misuses of democracy, while Gov. Fuller Warren called him liberal and praised his stance.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Rollins College
Fuller Warren
Open House At Universal Concrete Pipe Plant Slated
Universal Concrete Pipe Company invites state county and city officials to a Thursday open house tour of its expanded Decatur plant from 3 to 5 pm. A 6 pm barbecue at the Royal Dinner Club follows with Mayor Summers presiding and Ward MacFarland delivering the keynote. The event showcases $50 000 in new machinery and a film on pipe making.
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Universal Concrete Pipe Company
George Ims
Royal Dinner Club
Sims
H. R. Summers
Decatur
Ward MacFarland
State Highway Department
Universal Plant
Dixie Senators Take Break as Cain Opens Attack on Wallgren
Washington March 8 Southern Democrats pause today as Cain of Washington attacks President Truman's nomination of Mon C Wallgren to head the National Resources Security Board. Senate leaders plan a long session to press a two thirds rule change backed by Hayden and Wherry to curb debate, a move Southerners oppose citing civil rights implications. Truman reportedly wants a finish fight on the rule change following a White House conference before Florida trip.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Cain
R-Wash
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
National Resources Security Board
Lucas
Illinois
McClellan
Arkansas
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Hayden
D-Ariz
Wherry
White House
Florida
Sena- Lee Dixie
Odom Sets 5000 Mile Nonstop Flight Record
Big Bill Odom landed at Teterboro New Jersey after a 36 hour non stop flight from Honolulu in a single engine 185 horsepower monoplane. He carried 288 gallons of fuel and aimed for a 4999 to 5010 mile official distance.
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Teterboro
N. J
Bill Odom
Honolulu
North Jersey
Odom
New York City
Hudson River
Body Found in St Andrews Bay Identified as J L Johnson
The body of 41 year old construction worker J L Johnson Gulf Power Co employe was found in St Andrews bay yesterday afternoon after several days missing. A coroner's jury ruled accidental drowning. Associates say Johnson’s mother may live in Union Springs Ala and he has two children.
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Panama City
Fla
St. Andrews Bay
J. L. Johnson
Gulf Power Co. Employe
Johnson
Union Springs
Ala
Decatur Plans Gain National Spotlight in School Magazine
The American School Board Journal features Decatur and its progressive city school board. Walter M. Jackson writes the article with a photo of board members A. A. Jones, Frank Chenault, B. L. Spencer, J. E. McClary, and Julian Harris. The piece reviews expansion plans, increased funding, and 1947 tax referendums underpinning salaries and construction.
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Decatur
Progressive City School Board
American School Board Journal
Walter M. Jackson
City Board of Education
Jackson
A. A. Jones
Frank Chenault
B. L. Spencer
J. E. McClary
Julian Harris
Legisla
Decatur narrows financing for $1.1 million water expansion
Decatur City Council approved arrangements to finance a $1.1 million waterworks expansion. Funds will come from State National Bank via 60 day warrants refinanced by Northwest Mutual Life of Milwaukee. Warrants run up to 30 years with 3.25 to 3.5 percent interest. Hugh Morrow Jr. negotiated terms, noting existing waterworks bonds and reserve accounts, with investment of interest reserves in government bonds recommended.
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Vic Smith Decatur
State National Bank
Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Hugh Morrow, Jr
Birmingham
Morrow
Decatur Waterworks
School Funds Hike Sought
A request is circulating for increased funding to support school operations. Officials and community members advocate for more resources to improve facilities, programs, and staffing. Details on the proposed plan and potential tax impact were not fully disclosed in readable text.
Alabama educators seek 30 million for next year school funding
State budget hearing outlines a 30 million increase for Alabama public schools with most of it for teacher salaries. An additional 17.9 million would fund new buildings over two years. State Superintendent A R Meadows proposes 72.4 million for operations, not relying on federal funds, to raise teachers to 12 month salaries.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
A. R. Meadows
Odudge
Meadows
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